Curated turns us onto this news:

“If you didn’t know George Condo before 2010, Kanye West made damn sure the artist was on your radar. Opening today at New Museum, George Condo: Mental States is a conceptual survey of the iconic artists work – from when he burst onto the New York scene in the 1980s through to today. Broken into 4 themes – and opening with a magnificent salon style hanging of portrait – Mental States highlights significant moments in Condo’s career and the formulation of his artificial realism. Emphasis is placed on strategy and portraiture, and within the mix of paintings there is also a selection of Condo’s sculpture.”

See more over at Curated.

Still pulling images from the shows last week. Indigofera was showing this well dyed shirt from their Autumn 2011 collection. The 100% cotton shirt is sanforized to reduce shrinkage on first wash. I, myself, would do my best to avoid running it through the laundry too much as the natural look to it makes it a standout.

More looks after the click.

We’re having a sweatshirt morning. We do like our Buzz Rickson here at SL because they’re well done and affordable. We’re sure Lands End has them for cheaper but we’d rather get one great sweatshirt than five so-so ones. It’s a Japanese brand, so sizing up would be the best advice we can give. (Mr Mudd and Mr Gold)

Now that spring’s officially here (in fashion retail world, not real life) we’re seeing a fair amount of brighter coloured sweatshirts doing the rounds. Orange is a colour that isn’t suited to everybody, but if you’ve got the skin tone you can pull it off. (Studio Homme)

At this point all we can say about Tricker’s shoes is thank gard this isn’t a collaboration. And yes, that’s a big thing these days, what with everyone and their aunt calling custom makeup’s collaborations. That aside, these are some handsome shoes – as you’d expect from Tricker’s. (My Wardrobe)

Here’s a look at Margaret Howell’s latest collection, which was recently displayed in Paris. It’s everything we’d expect from Howell, every piece is wearable  – we’ve never understood why that’s a negative term in fashion – and just about everything would make it’s way into our (and yours) wardrobe.

Take a leap to see more of the collection.

Today our links have (minor) historical value…

01. A Short History Of The Norse Siege Of Paris For Bostonians

“Now back in 885 lots’ah Danish guys been sailin’ ’round allovah the fuckin’ place, attackin’ whereevah they fuckin’ felt like n’ eithah stealin’ ah extohrtin’ a shitload’ah silvah, n’ so it’s no wondah that this one Danish guy, Sigfred, he stahts thinkin’ tah himself, “Yah know what, outtah all the places a guy can sail off tah, Frankland’s gottah be the best. I mean, all’ah Frankie’s a fuckin’ shitshow these days. Evah since Ragnah Hairy Breeches took his crew down there 40 fuckin’ years ago n’ mahched against Chahles the Bald, cheatin’ the system’s been like takin’ a fuckin’ walk in the pahk. I mean, I don’t know why the fuck I haven’t even bothahed to go down there yet myself. All I gottah do is get a crew tahgether n’ then just head on down there right, how fuckin’ hahd can that be?” (McSweeney’s).

02. Museum Archives on the trail of The Holden Gallery

“The planning and construction of Cleveland’s temple of the arts in the early years of the 1900s was a major undertaking involving strong personalities, politics and money.  One of the major players in this endeavor was Liberty Holden, owner of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, a Yankee who had made his fortune in the silver mines of Utah. This success enabled Mr. Holden to purchase a portion of a collection of Italian old master paintings. Mr. Holden was chairman of the art museum building committee until ill health forced his resignation in 1910.” (Cleveland).

03. Builder’s tea

“Builder’s tea is the nickname for strong, cheap tea, as is often drunk by builders when taking a break. The tea variety used is typically English Breakfast tea (or in Ireland, Irish Breakfast tea), or similar, usually served in a mug with milk and, often, one or more sugars. [1] Back in 1916, the ministry of Munitions’ health committee wrote in a publication called ‘Hours of Work’, ‘an opportunity for tea is regarded as beneficial both to health and output’.” (Wikipedia).

04. NYChiliFest2011 (Above)

“The ultimate celebration of chili, beer and all things spicy is taking over New York City’s culinary epicenter—Chelsea Market on January 30, 2011. Each ticket gives you access to a 500-foot concourse of chili, served by dozens of NYC’s best restaurants and cutting edge chefs, all competing for the Golden Chili Mug 2011 title. Brooklyn Brewery is matching 4 of their favorite chili-eating beers to accompany your adventurous mouths.” (NYCF11).

A look behind-the-scenes at the sound engineers at Disney.

“The vision and showmanship of Walt Disney has touched more corners of the world and hearts through his many films and theme parks. Since opening his first park “Disneyland” on July 18, 1955, Walt and his team of dream makers known as “Imagineers” have created many theme parks around the world.

The SoundWorks Collection pulls back the curtain on the talented Imagineers who are responsible for the sounds and music of the Walt Disney theme park properties. In our exclusive video profile we explore the history and role of the audio team as they share their stories and creative challenges. We also take a visit through the original John James “Jimmy” MacDonald sound effects collection, which explores some of the classic Disney sound effects.”

The latest video from GANT Rugger for Spring 2011.

A couple of looks of what’s coming from Opening Ceremony for men’s footwear this Autumn. The fur lined wally style book is covered in leather giving it a very nomadic feel. Crepe sole and all. You’ll also find their classic chukka in even more colors. Much to see. Let us know your thoughts on the Opening Ceremony footwear collection.

More looks after the click.